Melanocytes are melanin -producing neural crest -derived [3] cells located in the bottom layer (the stratum basale) of the skin's epidermis, the middle layer of the eye (the uvea), [4] the inner …

Pigment cells are a distinct mesodermal lineage that gives rise to a key component of the larval immune system. During cleavage, signaling from adjacent cells influences a small crescent of …

Melanocytes, which originate from the neuroectoderm, are specialized cells responsible for producing pigments and possessing a dendritic morphology. These cells migrate to the …

Pigment cells have the form and behavior of immunocytes involved in pathogen surveillance and bear a remarkable resemblance in form to vertebrate Langerhans cells (Kissenpfennig & …

melanocyte, specialized skin cell that produces the protective skin-darkening pigment melanin. Birds and mammals possess these pigment cells, which are found mainly in the epidermis, …

2016年9月7日 · In humans, pigment helps protect skin from DNA-damaging UV light. Researchers study cellular hues not only to decipher how they color our world, but also to …

Studies from mice, chick, Xenopus, zebrafish, and medaka have led to the identification of many genes that regulate pigment cell development. These include several classes of proteins: …

2007年2月21日 · Melanocytes are phenotypically prominent but histologically inconspicuous skin cells. They are responsible for the pigmentation of skin and hair, and thereby contribute to the …

Pigment cells are one of a few distinctive cell types in urchin embryos that are precociously specified before dispersing and differentiating, and the story of how they arise, their travels, …

2015年8月6日 · Pigment cells, as so defined, will often have one of two primary functions, in absorbing stray light to enhance the acuity of a visual apparatus or in providing pigmentation …